DH’s scarf Finished

I finished DH’s scarf and am fairly satisfied with the end result. As with any project I contemplate the calamities of the adventure that will ultimately become part of the end product, whether annulled, assimilated or embraced, I always hope to learn something from each attempted undertaking. As we all know, when we stop learning, [...]

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Knitting in Tandem, conclusion

I can’t believe I finally finished this lace headcovering. After having to put the work down for a few months to concentrate on helping Onida understand the difference between her toybox and my knitting basket (see “Knitting in Tandem February post below), along with other basic puppy lessons. As much and I enjoyed working on [...]

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Knitting in Tandem

Our new furbaby, Onida, had made several contributions to my “headcovering” project that resulted in loosing approximately 10 rows…twice. There is nothing I enjoy more than trying to put lacework back on the needles after having to rip rows out. Finally the third time I caught her working on it I just couldn’t find the [...]

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Cashmere Christmas

I had, what I will always remember as, a Cashmere Christmas. I took advantage of my dmil’s generously and stocked up on some really nice colours of lace weight cashmere. Richard’s company , “ColourMartUK” started out on eBay and has been such a big hit that he has been able to expand and open an [...]

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